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Brown sent back down for Rangers

(4/4/2010)Texas 3B Matt B. Brown was reassigned to minor league camp on Sunday. He will not make the team's opening day roster.

Rangers deciding between two

(2:54 pm ET)Manager Ron Washington and the Rangers have one roster decision left to make, deciding between Max Ramirez and Matt B. Brown for the backup corner infield spot or acquiring an outside player. "Whatever decision we make is going to be OK," Washington said Wednesday.

Brown hitting over .400 this spring

(3/21/2010)Texas 3B Matt B. Brown went 1 for 2 on Saturday in an exhibition game against the Dodgers. Brown smashed his second home run of the spring with a solo shot off Ramon Ortiz in the fifth inning. He's batting .409 this spring.

Brown continues torrid spring

(3/14/2010)Texas 3B Matt B. Brown had another solid game on Saturday against the Indians in exhibition action. Brown went 2 for 3 with a double and a triple as he drove in a run and scored as well. He's hitting .500 this spring.

Brown clubs homer against Royals

(3/5/2010)Matt B. Brown homered off of Kansas City RP Matt Herges in his spring debut Thursday. He also hit a double, going 2-for-3.

Rangers give 3B Brown spring invite

(1/7/2010)The Rangers have signed free agent infielder Matt B. Brown to a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training. Brown, primarily a third baseman, appeared in 15 games over 2007 and 2008 for the Angels, his only major league appearance in his nine professional seasons. Brown spent most of last season at Triple-A Salt Lake, where he hit .245 with 13 home runs and 69 RBI in 107 games.

Angels send six to minors

Willits among Angels' cuts Saturday

(4/4/2009)On Saturday, the Angels sent down OF Reggie Willits, C Bobby Wilson and 3B Matt B. Brown, who batted .468 in the spring. "They all had great springs, and all those guys are just waiting for an opportunity," manager Mike Scioscia said. "Right now, we're just a little handcuffed with a 12-man pitching staff."

Brown to start year at Triple-A

(4/1/2009)The Angels will break spring training camp on Wednesday to head back to Anaheim and one of the biggest stories is three players who will not be accompanying the team to California. Super prospects 3B Brandon Wood, 2B Sean Rodriguez and INF Matt B. Brown will be headed to Triple-A Salt Lake, instead, reports MLB.com on Wednesday. "I'm going to go down and hit bullets, make plays, do what I've done all spring," Brown said. "What else can you do?"

Brown gets 6 hits, 2 homers

(3/22/2009)Los Angeles Angels 3B Matt B. Brown went 6-for-6 with two home runs on Sunday against the Royals in a 18-12 win. Brown scored three times and drove in three runs. He's now batting .543 on the spring.

M. Brown impresses in spring start

(3/4/2009)Angels 3B Matt Brown, getting a start Wednesday against Team South Africa, went 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored.

Angels add Brown as infield depth

(9/7/2008)After beating Chicago 3-2 on Sunday, the Angels purchased the contract of infielder Freddy Sandoval, and recalled infielder Matt Brown and catcher Bobby Wilson from Salt Lake. Brown, who is 1-for-18 in nine career games, was batting .320 with 21 homers and 67 RBI in Triple-A. Wilson, who went 1-for-1 in his major league debut with the Angels on April 28, was batting .312 with four homers and 45 RBI in Triple-A. To make room for Sandoval on the 40-man roster, Los Angeles released minor league pitcher Jeff Kennard.

Angels' Brown to play for Team USA

(7/17/2008)Los Angeles 3B Matt Brown was selected as a member of the 2008 United States Olympic team and will play with Team USA throughout the month of August. Brown was playing at the Angels' Triple-A affiliate in Salt Lake City and has a .326 batting average in 83 games. He's also got 20 homers and 62 RBI.

Angels add 3B Brown to roster

M. Brown gets first hit, sent down

(5/2/2008)Angels INF Matt Brown drove in a pair of ninth-inning runs Friday vs. Oakland with a double, his first major league hit. Then he was optioned back to Salt Lake and OF Reggie Willits was recalled from the PCL club.

Three Ks in Matt Brown's debut

(5/1/2008)In addition to his two errors, Matt Brown was 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in his season debut Wednesday against Oakland after getting recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake.

Angels add 3B Brown to roster

(4/30/2008)After Tuesday's game against the A's, the Angels recalled 3B Matt Brown from Triple-A Salt Lake and optioned C Bobby Wilson back to their PCL club.

Matt Brown hitting well in minors

(4/28/2008)INF Matt Brown is leading Triple-A Salt Lake offensively this month, batting .429 with six homers, 10 doubles and 21 runs batted in. "What's exciting about Salt Lake is they have a lot of guys who are going to help us," Scioscia told the L.A. Times. "It's not a veteran team beating up on kids. All those guys are on our depth chart."